it is a reflection of the economy and they think it may rise once the economy recovers. >>> americans may soon have more privacy. tonight they approved the communication privacy act. it require as police to get a warrant before reading posts. right now it is only needed for e-mails. some groups are concerned the change could hamper investigations. >> police officers don't like to be slowed down in their pursuit of offenders. >> committee chair said the law will better protect privacy in the digit age. >>> we are on storm watch tonight and coming up in 2 minutes the rush to repair as a new wave of rain makes its way into the bay area right now. we are tracking it. >> a flash flood watch takes effect in one hour for the bay area, the dangerous conditions we could see. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >>> more rain is arriving in the bay area right now. this is crews rushing to clean up and shore up for the second wave in a series of significant storms. >>> hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> live pictur